Transparent Site Names; Permanent Display Of Site Names; Location Of Site Names; Obtaining The Display Name From The Address Book - Polycom RealPresence Getting Started Manual

Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration Server 800s Getting Started Guide

Transparent Site Names

Endpoint name backgrounds are 50% transparent, and while maintaining contrast, do not
completely obscure the overlaid video.
All Site Names display characteristics are controlled using the Site Names tab in the New
Profile and Conference Properties dialog boxes
For more information see Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration Server 800s Administrator's
Guide, "Defining New Profiles" on page 2-19.

Permanent Display of Site Names

Site Names can be permanently displayed on the screens of the endpoints.
All Site Names display characteristics are controlled using the Site Names tab in the New
Profile and Conference Properties dialog boxes.
For more information see Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration Server 800s Administrator's
Guide, "Defining New Profiles" on page 2-19.

Location of Site Names

The default location (top left) of the Site Names in the video layout can be changed.
All Site Names display characteristics are controlled using the Site Names tab in the New
Profile and Conference Properties dialog boxes
For more information see Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration Server 800s Administrator's
Guide, "Defining New Profiles" on page 2-19.

Obtaining the Display Name from the Address Book

The MCU can be configured to replace the name of the dial-in IP participant as defined in
the endpoint (site name) with the name defined in the address book.
In this process, the system retrieves the data (name, alias, number or IP address) of the dial
in participant and compares it first with the conference defined dial-in participants and if
the endpoint is not found, it then searches for the endpoint with entries in the address book.
After a match is found, the system displays the participant name as defined in the address
book instead of the site name, in both the video layout and the Collaboration Server Web
Client/RMX Manager.
The system compares the following endpoint data with the address book entries:
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For more details, see the Polycom® RealPresence Collaboration Server 800s Administrator's
Guide, "Obtaining the Display Name from the Address Book" on page 8-23.
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For H.323 participants, the system compares the IP address, Alias, or H.323 number.
For SIP participants, the system compares the IP address or the SIP URI.
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